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Turbo Gold Wing GL1000 – Maybe the First?

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In the comments on the post about the 1976 Honda Gold Wing GL1000 Cafe, OMMAG left a note about an early Wing with a turbo back in the 1970s. He sent in a few photos to show us what they did. It's actually a single unit, not a twin turbo as he first thought, but it's interesting because no one was modifying Gold Wings back then, or at least, not yet. His friend at the Honda … [Read more...]

1976 Honda Gold Wing GL1000 Cafe

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It's amazing what some time, effort, elbow grease and eBay will do, but this 1976 Honda GL1000 started out as a well used Gold Wing, just the sort of bike you might find for sale at a great price. Bikes like these turn up everywhere, the owner just gets tired of it, plans are put on hold, it gets dirty and finally goes up for sale. Often, there's nothing really wrong with it … [Read more...]

Ordinary to Extraordinary – Start with What You Have – Make it What You Want

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Have you noticed the recent theme in many of the stories here? While the major manufacturers struggle to move large numbers of mass market motorcycles, there are quite a few builders heading off in a different direction, taking standard models, sometimes even old, used and very common motorcycles, and remaking them into something unique and very desirable. The only limits are … [Read more...]

McDeeb Royal Enfield Specials – Six Days – Thruxton – Clubman – Brand New Classics from Italy

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It isn't often a tip leads me to something that just makes my jaw drop, but these McDeeb Royal Enfields are stunning. All three models, the Six Days, Thruxton and Clubman are based on brand new bikes. McDeeb, if I understand correctly, is a brand developed by Classic Farm Motorcycles in Italy. Taking brand new Royal Enfield 500s, they can build one of these 3 models for … [Read more...]

Fischer Motor Company MRX 650 L – Lower Seat Height for the MRX 650

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After the US Highland article, I've been reminded of the Fischer Motor Company and their 650 MRX. This press release about the MRX 650L notes a lower seat height, but, notable, is the Ohlins suspension, among other things and the $7999 price tag. You don't hear much about the Fischer but it seems to be a pretty nice bike with some high quality components. The Fischer has … [Read more...]

US Highland – Build to Order Motorcycle Manufacturing in Tulsa Oklahoma

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Many of us would like to see more motorcycles built in the U.S. and it looks like we'll be seeing just that in a few months. Tulsa, Oklahoma based US Highland will be manufacturing motorcycles right in the heartland of America, building the whole bike, even manufacturing the engines, in Tulsa. For those of you familiar with Highland, you might be saying, "Hey, wait a … [Read more...]